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Running a Jami binary without having to install as root
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R. Diez |
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Running a Jami binary without having to install as root |
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Sun, 22 Mar 2020 20:32:35 +0100 |
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Hi all:
I am allergic to installing software as root. For example, I have gone to great
lengths to try and sandbox Skype:
http://rdiez.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Sandboxing_Skype
I know it is not really secure, so I am not using Skype under Linux anymore.
I think that, if you build from sources, you can run Jami from the build sandbox as a regular, unprivileged user. So I could create a second user
account just in order to build Jami and run it there. But it is quite a lot of work for each computer.
Is there a way to download some 'portable' version of Jami for Linux? Or can you unpack the .deb package and run it on a separate user account without
having to install it as root beforehand?
If not, then I would suggest distributing Jami as an AppImage:
"AppImages can be downloaded and run without installation or the need for root
rights."
Thanks in advance,
rdiez
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